CONWAY — Proud parents of two young children, Conway Public Library trustee David Paige and husband William Abbott, executive director of the non-profit Upper Saco Valley Land Trust, have built a marriage based on love and mutual respect for one another’s considerable talents in their respective fields.
David, 35, and William, 42, have been together 16 years, and married for 10.
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